Surname Petoljak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Petoljak families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sveti Ivan Zelina area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Petoljak live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Beloslavec in Sveti Ivan Zelina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petoljak is present in this form only in Croatia.

Characteristic first names

Jaga Petoljak, Ivan Petoljak, Jelica Petoljak, Marica Petoljak, Janica Petoljak, Josip Petoljak, Katica Petoljak, Stjepan Petoljak, Ana Petoljak, Bara Petoljak, Barica Petoljak, Dragica Petoljak, Franjo Petoljak, Gjuro Petoljak, Jela Petoljak, Juraj Petoljak, Luka Petoljak, Mara Petoljak, Mato Petoljak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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